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john boehner says it doesn't matter i'm not moving anyway. then why did you let senate republicans waste their breath, make public pronouncements, have all those fights with each other if it's irrelevant. i'm very interested to know if there is somebody on the republican side who has an idea about what to do here and can enact the idea. i'm not sure anybody is in charge. >> john barron is speaker of the house. he's looking over his shoulder, cantor and others are waiting for him to fall. but at some point the house speaker has to show some leadership. >> john boehner speaks like a leader. today the comments that you played in the introduction here, he talks like a man in charge. the problem is that what he says has no bearing on what the republicans in his caucus do. so he ends up being just one speaker among many. an uncapitalized speaker. he's in the house, speaking, therefore he's a speaker. nobody seems to be able to say with any certitude what the republicans will do next. you look at all the previous shutdown confrontation that is we've
john boehner says it doesn't matter i'm not moving anyway. then why did you let senate republicans waste their breath, make public pronouncements, have all those fights with each other if it's irrelevant. i'm very interested to know if there is somebody on the republican side who has an idea about what to do here and can enact the idea. i'm not sure anybody is in charge. >> john barron is speaker of the house. he's looking over his shoulder, cantor and others are waiting for him to fall....
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earlier this morning the president held meetings with top leaders including john boehner. >> the key point that i want to emphasize to the american people, the military plan developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq, this is not afghanistan. this is limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime, but also to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms that there are consequences. it gives us the ability to degrade assad's ape abilities when it comes to chemical weapons, and it also fits into a broader strategy that we hav wen insure over time the economic, diplomat i can so we ultimately have a transition to bring peace and stability to not only syria but the region. i want to emphasize what we visualize is limited, proportional and degrade assad's capabilities, and at the same time we have a stronger strategy to allow syria to free itself from the kinds of terrible civil wars and activities that
earlier this morning the president held meetings with top leaders including john boehner. >> the key point that i want to emphasize to the american people, the military plan developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq, this is not afghanistan. this is limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime, but also to other countries that may be...
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speak john boehner speaking breechly after that meeting saying he will support the president's plan and called on other republicans to do the same. first, here's what the president had to say just before that meeting started. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional and limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq, and this is not afghanistan. this is a limited, proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime but also to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms that there are consequences. >> randall pinkston joins us live from washington with more. randall, the drums are beating louder and in unison at this hour. >> reporter: yes indeed, they are, dale. president obama said this morning that he believes and he wants to make sure that there is unified action with respect to any strike against syria. he met with 16 members of congressional leadership along with his national security staff, and this morning he picked up a
speak john boehner speaking breechly after that meeting saying he will support the president's plan and called on other republicans to do the same. first, here's what the president had to say just before that meeting started. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional and limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq, and this is not afghanistan. this is a limited, proportional step that will send...
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. >> house speaker john boehner is holding a us in conference this hour on capitol hill. he saying he and the republican-lead house are making it their business to dismantel -- or repeal, dismantel and defund obamacare. so president obama continues to face a possible domestic crisis here at home. >> he definitely is trying to refocus on his agenda for sure. randall thank you. >>> as the president in washington waits to determine their next move regarding syria, hundreds of thousands of refugees continue to pack into makeshift camps. >> reporter: a few miles from syria, anjar lebanon is in a beautiful part of the valley. but many of the people who cross the boarder to get here are living in desperation. >> the sadness is so deep. i just pray to god. we are fed up. >> reporter: he was a taxi driver in damascus. he says the syrian regime had him arrested twice. and threated his wife and five children, seven months ago they left. today they live in this makeshift city, there is no electricity here, food, water , and clothing are scarce. there are many other places like this y
. >> house speaker john boehner is holding a us in conference this hour on capitol hill. he saying he and the republican-lead house are making it their business to dismantel -- or repeal, dismantel and defund obamacare. so president obama continues to face a possible domestic crisis here at home. >> he definitely is trying to refocus on his agenda for sure. randall thank you. >>> as the president in washington waits to determine their next move regarding syria, hundreds of...
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boehner now backed him with limited strikes. and there is a draft of a resolution that will be submitted in the coming days. obama on his part is on an official visit to sweden, and then he will fly to russia for the g 20 meeting on thursday and friday, where he will try to get more international support for syria. there is no planned one-on-one on one with russian president vladimir putin. the relations between the two men have soured tremendously in the last few months. >> vladimir putin and barack obama have had an uneasy relationship over the course of their presidency with the obama criticism of putin over transparency. in thein has one foot old ways of doing the old business and one foot in the new. >> the two have clashed over human rights and most recently over syria with russia and the security council resolutions --inst the assad tritium regime, but they say the relationship is one of mutual respect. >> the purpose of being pleasant to russia. he has not been elected to be pleasant to anyone. we work on issues. we are
boehner now backed him with limited strikes. and there is a draft of a resolution that will be submitted in the coming days. obama on his part is on an official visit to sweden, and then he will fly to russia for the g 20 meeting on thursday and friday, where he will try to get more international support for syria. there is no planned one-on-one on one with russian president vladimir putin. the relations between the two men have soured tremendously in the last few months. >> vladimir...
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john boehner seems supportive of a limited strike on syria. washington is giving israel technical support for a missile test in the mediterranean. pressure raising the alarm. u.s. insisting it has nothing to do with syria. tens of thousands of gold miners were told to down tools in south africa. president zuma making a plea against the strike. shares in nokia soar on news microsoft will be making a nearly $5.5 billion takeover of most of its assets. we will have those stories and much more for you at the top of the hour, right here on france 24. welcome back, or welcome if you are just joining us. first day of school in france. there is a reformed to lengthen the school week, but not necessarily really to lengthen the school year. we have been talking about it, wondering whether french education is falling behind. the national secretary of the teachers union. the principle of the american section primary school in st. germain, the western suburbs of paris. peter gumbel, author of "france has got talent". and the france correspondent of a swedi
john boehner seems supportive of a limited strike on syria. washington is giving israel technical support for a missile test in the mediterranean. pressure raising the alarm. u.s. insisting it has nothing to do with syria. tens of thousands of gold miners were told to down tools in south africa. president zuma making a plea against the strike. shares in nokia soar on news microsoft will be making a nearly $5.5 billion takeover of most of its assets. we will have those stories and much more for...
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boehner said congress is taking steps to slow it down with the goal of trying to defund it totally. boehner saying that they already moved to slow the hiring of workers, which will make it more difficult for people to sign up for health care. and of course there is that question of keeping the government running. money is running out, and they need a continuing resolution from congress to make it happen. richel. >> randall thank you so much. egypt is extending its nationwide state of emergency for two more months. the government announced the extension today. the state of merge started in august, and was only supposed to last a month. it happened when hundreds of people were killed in clashes. >>> north korea may have restarted a nuclear reactor capable of producing plutonium. >> reporter: in 2008 a cooling tower was destroyed by the government to come -- comply with a disaroundment deal. now satellite pictures show steam rising from the turbine. >> they are building up their nuclear cape -- capabilities. part of that means trying to perfect their means of delivery through construct
boehner said congress is taking steps to slow it down with the goal of trying to defund it totally. boehner saying that they already moved to slow the hiring of workers, which will make it more difficult for people to sign up for health care. and of course there is that question of keeping the government running. money is running out, and they need a continuing resolution from congress to make it happen. richel. >> randall thank you so much. egypt is extending its nationwide state of...
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a series of republicans like speerk john boehner -- >> i was insulted. >> and others feel the commander looks weak. >> to be lectured by putin like we were this morning, i can hear reagan rolling over in his grade. >> white house officials tried to offload ownership on putin. >> russia has put credibility on the line assuring us and others. >> the interview with the russian net work he declared he'll turn over chemical weapons and laughing off white house claims that threat of military action forced him to the table. >> it's a type of u.s. prop propaganda. the leadership including obama always wants to look like winners. >> the opposition was to blame for the august 25th gas attack, the administration is on defense they feel rebel charges were sold out because weapons promised months ago are joois arriving. >> through substantial and stepped up assistance -- >> bob ripped the president saying he sees the president incompetent. many do not value a president for the sake of decisiveness. >> thank you. >>> this cold war type tension continues a bit further down the chain of command. two co
a series of republicans like speerk john boehner -- >> i was insulted. >> and others feel the commander looks weak. >> to be lectured by putin like we were this morning, i can hear reagan rolling over in his grade. >> white house officials tried to offload ownership on putin. >> russia has put credibility on the line assuring us and others. >> the interview with the russian net work he declared he'll turn over chemical weapons and laughing off white house...
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house speaker john boehner telling republican senators the past few hours to, "pick up the mantel." >>> in a bold, new interview, pope francis says the catholic church is obsessed with abostian, contraception and gay marriage. he says the church needs to refocus. we'll look at this. >>> plus a former nfl player finds out via twitter that his home is trashed by teenagers. now he says angry parents are threatening him for calling those kids out, online. >>> i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following the house vote in the next few hours on a republican-led bill cutting food stamps to millions of struggling american es. the proposal would leave an estimated 3.8 million people without assistance next year. another 850,000 will see a reduction in benefits. that is according to the independent congressional budget office. the bill would also cut off aid after months between the age of the 18 and 50 if they cannot find work or enroll in a job placement program. >>> new census numbers out yesterday show more americans are using and needing food stamps. in fact, 13.6% of households get foo
house speaker john boehner telling republican senators the past few hours to, "pick up the mantel." >>> in a bold, new interview, pope francis says the catholic church is obsessed with abostian, contraception and gay marriage. he says the church needs to refocus. we'll look at this. >>> plus a former nfl player finds out via twitter that his home is trashed by teenagers. now he says angry parents are threatening him for calling those kids out, online. >>>...
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for john boehner, there is a certain incentive to do that. the big question everybody's got is if the white house as you said press secretary said, if the white house won't negotiate on the debt ceiling and they need to negotiate, what do you do. one idea is to have a negotiation that the white house can say is other sequestration and funding the government and republicans can say is over the debt ceiling. my hunch is they push all of this back and become one huge mess in october. that should be great for traffic to my blog, but not great for the country. >> we want your traffic to be high and the country to be on course, but kicking the can down the road seems to be the strategy in washington. >> it is. i would suggest that ezra is right, but it is worse than that. we will kick the can into 2014. there will be a two or three month. >> do you mean november 2014? >> no, no. like january, february. to me what you are going to see is like the wwe wrestling. you are going to see everyone wrestling and the republicans look like they are fighting,
for john boehner, there is a certain incentive to do that. the big question everybody's got is if the white house as you said press secretary said, if the white house won't negotiate on the debt ceiling and they need to negotiate, what do you do. one idea is to have a negotiation that the white house can say is other sequestration and funding the government and republicans can say is over the debt ceiling. my hunch is they push all of this back and become one huge mess in october. that should...
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you just heard from speaker of the house john boehner. the president is trying to convince these key lawmakers to back his plan for a strike against the assad regime but our next guest does not think the commander-in-chief needs congressional approval for a military response. he also says even if lawmakers do not give him the go ahead the president should give the command to hit the assad regime anyway. we're talking about republican congressman peter king. he is a member of the house intelligence committee. that news conference, that the president held or statement, actually, rose garden statement that he made on saturday, was one of the stranger thinks i've seen. hehe said, essentially, we know that assad used gas on his own people. i believe that he deserves a military response. i believe that i have the power to order a military response. but i have decided not to order that military response. i will cult with congress. why? >> to me abdication of leadership. to me the president flinched at the end. if he wanted congress to be involve
you just heard from speaker of the house john boehner. the president is trying to convince these key lawmakers to back his plan for a strike against the assad regime but our next guest does not think the commander-in-chief needs congressional approval for a military response. he also says even if lawmakers do not give him the go ahead the president should give the command to hit the assad regime anyway. we're talking about republican congressman peter king. he is a member of the house...
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the president meeting with house speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi. john kerry and chuck hagel head to the senate to make their case before the foreign relations committee. that, a day after the president met with senators john mccain and lindsey graham. mccain saying he supports a limited strike on syria, but only if more is done to arm the rebels there. >>> increasing calls in france for the parliament there to vote on approving military action in syria. now france declassified intelligence showing the regime was behind the deadly attacks. assad told a newspaper they have no real proof they did it. he called the middle east a powder keg and warned if they attack syria, it could lead to a regional war. the military has begun moving soldiers near damascus. the u.n. says more than 2 million people have been displaced by the fighting in syria an eight-fold increase over the last eight months. they are calling what's happening in syria a great tragedy of this century. >>> as dana bash tells us, the administration may face an up hill battle getting lawmak
the president meeting with house speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi. john kerry and chuck hagel head to the senate to make their case before the foreign relations committee. that, a day after the president met with senators john mccain and lindsey graham. mccain saying he supports a limited strike on syria, but only if more is done to arm the rebels there. >>> increasing calls in france for the parliament there to vote on approving military action in syria. now france declassified...
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house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi will join the president. the president is pushing to punish syria for the august chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1400 people. also today, secretary of state john kerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. he has been the white house point man. senators john mccain and lindsey graham met with the president. mccain who has long been in support of taking military action in syria said lawmakers must act. >> if a resolution like this was rejected after the president of the united states has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic. >> mccain said he's meeting with the president with candid and he stressed the very importance of degrading the assad's regime capabilities and upgrading those of the opposition. the president has a lot of work still ahead of him. >> senators john mccain and lindsey graham at the white house monday to hear an people directly from president barack obama. they say his plan doesn't go far enough. they want him to topple the as
house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi will join the president. the president is pushing to punish syria for the august chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1400 people. also today, secretary of state john kerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. he has been the white house point man. senators john mccain and lindsey graham met with the president. mccain who has long been in support of taking military action in syria said lawmakers must...
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. >> house speaker john boehner is the seeking in for approval. in a statement he said: >> the u.n. inspectors who listen to th use of chemical weapons in syria are now in the netherlands. it can take several weeks for findings to be made public and we are in lebanon where syrian's are reacting on president obama's decision to hold off on military strikes at least for now. >> reporter: they completed their mission in syria. now the u.n. weapons inspectors will take the evidence as fast as they've gathered to laboratories. it will determine if chemical weapons were responsible for the deaths of hundreds in the damascus suburbs. the u.s. asked the west to give them time before reserving to military action. it's something that some syrians are asking for as well. >> translator: my message to the west is to -- it was a beautiful country. the only way now is to hold and reach a compromise. >> reporter: the cost in syria have effected the lives of so many and what could come next could cause more suffering. that's why thousands of syrians are threeing to lebanon in anticipation of western
. >> house speaker john boehner is the seeking in for approval. in a statement he said: >> the u.n. inspectors who listen to th use of chemical weapons in syria are now in the netherlands. it can take several weeks for findings to be made public and we are in lebanon where syrian's are reacting on president obama's decision to hold off on military strikes at least for now. >> reporter: they completed their mission in syria. now the u.n. weapons inspectors will take the...
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he picked for the support of john boehner and eric cantor. before the meeting the president tried to reassure americans. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional. it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. and this is not afghanistan. this is a limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime but also to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms, that there are consequences. >> we have also heard from the syria government today - the country said un ambassador spoke a while ago challenging military action. >> who appointed the american administration to anticipate on the outcome and the findings of the mission of investigation? how could the united states of america act unilaterally speaking from outside the context of the united nations? who asked mr obama to be the bully of the world? why not waiting until the investigative team is finalised and completed its
he picked for the support of john boehner and eric cantor. before the meeting the president tried to reassure americans. >> the military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional. it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq. and this is not afghanistan. this is a limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime but also to other countries that may be interested in...
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eric mentioned john boehner. we have sound to show you, then we will take it around the table. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. i believe my colleagues should support this call for action. >> don't let the enemy know what our plans are going to be. if anything, wider rather than narrow. otherwise why go to this effort. >> i have to see the details, i have to see what's going to happen. i'm very worried about one of these cosmetic kind of resolutions. >> the connection between syria and iran is clear as a bell. to disconnect these two would be a huge foreign policy national security mistake. >> if congress votes this down, we should not be involved in the syrian war, and i think it is 50/50 whether the house will vote down involvement in the syrian war. >> i am glad we ended on the rand paul thought because, eric, president obama has maintained he doesn't have to have congressional approval, and from what i understand, i agree with that. they left it open to say even if this doesn't pass co
eric mentioned john boehner. we have sound to show you, then we will take it around the table. >> i'm going to support the president's call for action. i believe my colleagues should support this call for action. >> don't let the enemy know what our plans are going to be. if anything, wider rather than narrow. otherwise why go to this effort. >> i have to see the details, i have to see what's going to happen. i'm very worried about one of these cosmetic kind of resolutions....
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martha: we are waiting to hear from house speaker john boehner right now. he's expected to weigh in on the huge turn of events on the issue of syria. this as president obama makes a trip to capitol hill as well. he will sit down with democrats and republicans before the big speech tonight where opposition, according to the polls, to a military strike continues to mount this morning. the president will address the nation, prime time speech 9:00. that speech no doubt involving at this moment -- evolving at this moment given the emergence to have so-called russia plan that started to bubble through yesterday morning. welcome to a brand new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. senator majority leader ari reed delayed -- harry reid delayed a vote on potential military action, at least for now. bret baier standing by in washington, but we begin with doug mckelway on capitol hill. the dynamic was certainly changed late yesterday, doug. good morning. >> reporter: morning, bill. yeah, that's very, very true, and it should be mov
martha: we are waiting to hear from house speaker john boehner right now. he's expected to weigh in on the huge turn of events on the issue of syria. this as president obama makes a trip to capitol hill as well. he will sit down with democrats and republicans before the big speech tonight where opposition, according to the polls, to a military strike continues to mount this morning. the president will address the nation, prime time speech 9:00. that speech no doubt involving at this moment --...
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a spokesman for john boehner saying next tuesday's speech, quote, only a president can convince the public that military action is required. we hope this is not coming too late. the anger yesterday in the town hall meeting hosted by john mccain. >> the life of the service meer worth? it is worth more. >> there is no contemplation of putting a service man or woman. >> you can say that now. >> i'm telling you there is not. >> i know. >> i'm telling you there is not, sir. >> the president did not fare better at the g-20 hosted by russian president vladimir putin who has blocked any action at the united nations and used his style to make clear the sideline conversation with the american president yielded nor more progress. >> translator: it was a friendly conversation. we stuck to our guns. >> the president has known for days it will be a heavy lift in congress. >> and i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. i think it is the right thing to do. >> he embarked on this path last saturday in the rose garden when he reversed course after the late friday night walk on the south lawn
a spokesman for john boehner saying next tuesday's speech, quote, only a president can convince the public that military action is required. we hope this is not coming too late. the anger yesterday in the town hall meeting hosted by john mccain. >> the life of the service meer worth? it is worth more. >> there is no contemplation of putting a service man or woman. >> you can say that now. >> i'm telling you there is not. >> i know. >> i'm telling you there is...
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. >> this is a question should be directed to john boehner. >> they have been asking for this fight. >> today is a victory for house conservatives. >> i want to applaud john boehner. >> we'll give him a fight. >> what he is set being up, it is stunning. >> the president is happy to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> legislative arsonists are at work. >> i expect my colleagues to be up for the battle. >> we'll let our party. >> we have 233 members all of whom have
. >> this is a question should be directed to john boehner. >> they have been asking for this fight. >> today is a victory for house conservatives. >> i want to applaud john boehner. >> we'll give him a fight. >> what he is set being up, it is stunning. >> the president is happy to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> legislative arsonists are at work. >> i expect my colleagues to be up for the battle. >> we'll let our party. >> we...
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we made some pictures of speaker john boehner just as he was going to the floor. i asked him, how are you feeling tonight and even though he was gusto earlier, he just smiled. don? >> we'll have another update at the transportatiop of the hour vote happen, we'll bring it to you live. i'm don lemon. >>> getting in and out of gaza from israel is truly one of the most surreal travel experiences you could have on earth. over 1.5 million people live in gaza. most of them considered refugees. meaning they're not from the place they're compelled to live now. in most cases, they're either prohibited from or unable to leave. israel decides who comes and goes. what gets in and what stays out. apart from journalists, aid workers, emergency responders, very few people are allowed to cross into gaza. in 2005, the israeli defense forces left the gaza strip and all israeli settlers were removed. now inside gaza, hamas is in charge. considered a terrorist organization by both the united states and israel, they got elected in 2006. this is laila hadan, a native gazan, journalist a
we made some pictures of speaker john boehner just as he was going to the floor. i asked him, how are you feeling tonight and even though he was gusto earlier, he just smiled. don? >> we'll have another update at the transportatiop of the hour vote happen, we'll bring it to you live. i'm don lemon. >>> getting in and out of gaza from israel is truly one of the most surreal travel experiences you could have on earth. over 1.5 million people live in gaza. most of them considered...
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after the meeting, republican john boehner and eric can't occur of the house said they support the president's plan. this was the reaction today from syria's ambassador: >> the united states of america, from outside this, who asked mr. obama to be the bully of the worl world? >> some of the toughest questioning during the senate foreign relations hearing came from senator rand paul questioning whether the white house had weighed the risks and uncertainties of attacking syria. >> you have three people who have been to war. john mccain who has been to war. not one of us who doesn't understand what going to war mea means, and we don't want to go to war. we don't believe we are going to war in the classic sense of taking american troops and america to war. the president is asking for the authority to do a limited action that will degrade the capacity of a tyrant who has been using chemical weapons to kill his own people. >> i think by doing so, you announce -- >> it's limited. >> you announce in advance your goal is not winning. i think the last 50 years of secretaries of defense would say -- >> s
after the meeting, republican john boehner and eric can't occur of the house said they support the president's plan. this was the reaction today from syria's ambassador: >> the united states of america, from outside this, who asked mr. obama to be the bully of the worl world? >> some of the toughest questioning during the senate foreign relations hearing came from senator rand paul questioning whether the white house had weighed the risks and uncertainties of attacking syria....
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here is john boehner for his meeting at the white house as well. given the circumstances do you think the congress members will not give him that authorization? >> i think it is absolutely possible that congress will not and there's a reason for it. as horrific as these gas attacks were, the president got way out of front of something he couldn't back out himself. so what did he do? he punted to congress. after the british by the way totally rebuffed the president and their own prime minister. so the president was put in a box. it is his own doing. and now he comes to congress with the ask for something that, that could be unending. remember, the president's authorization is very vague. it doesn't have an explicit mission. it doesn't have an open and end date. it doesn't have a clear objective. yet the president's rhetoric when he goes on television is, it will be limited strikes. we will not seek regime change. well, there's a reconciliation that needs to be done by congress as to what the president says and what the president is authorized to do.
here is john boehner for his meeting at the white house as well. given the circumstances do you think the congress members will not give him that authorization? >> i think it is absolutely possible that congress will not and there's a reason for it. as horrific as these gas attacks were, the president got way out of front of something he couldn't back out himself. so what did he do? he punted to congress. after the british by the way totally rebuffed the president and their own prime...
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both nancy pelosi, the leader of the democrats, and john boehner, the speaker, set their caucuses free and said you can vote your conscience here but we expect that we're going to have to build coalitions and spend a lot of time with both sides and see where the votes are. >> nicholas, you're a historian. you're writing actually about the anglo-american relationship. do you think that these kind of setbacks have occurred in the past? or is this new? is this the sort of end of the special relationship? >> no, i don't think it's the end of the special relationship but you're quite right that history tends to repeat itself in various forms. this wrote a book. it took two full years between the beginning of world war ii and pearl harbor was the final trigger but it took two years as the isolationists in congress tried to prevent him from doing what america now faces. it is the richest country in the world. it is the most powerful country in the world. if it foregoes the responsibility that goes with that wealth, then they are going to seed the ground to another country to start intervening
both nancy pelosi, the leader of the democrats, and john boehner, the speaker, set their caucuses free and said you can vote your conscience here but we expect that we're going to have to build coalitions and spend a lot of time with both sides and see where the votes are. >> nicholas, you're a historian. you're writing actually about the anglo-american relationship. do you think that these kind of setbacks have occurred in the past? or is this new? is this the sort of end of the special...
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sp president obama is taking his case for military action in syria to the house leadership john boehner and mine or city leader nancy pelosi are in a meeting with the white house. he is expected to push them to support his plan top strike syria after the chemical weapons attack that killed mourn 1400 people. late irtoday secretary of state john kerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. isrel said it held a joint missile test with the u.s. this morning, a report the u.s. has not confirmed. ce
sp president obama is taking his case for military action in syria to the house leadership john boehner and mine or city leader nancy pelosi are in a meeting with the white house. he is expected to push them to support his plan top strike syria after the chemical weapons attack that killed mourn 1400 people. late irtoday secretary of state john kerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. isrel said it held a joint missile test with the u.s. this morning, a report the u.s....
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the bottom line is you have house republican leaders like john boehner and eric canter. you have chuck hagel say thg is the right thing to do. americans don't support it. they didn't support the action we took in libya. they didn't believe we would get osama bin laden before we did. until this president takes the action he needs to take to protect and defend the nation. >> let me ask you this quickly. we talked to some generals and generals who appeared here and managed and prosecuted war against our enemies in the past. they saying this is a dicey option for the united states. >> right. >> going in and going it alone has dire, unintended consequences. >> first of all, they are not going in alone. it reminds me so much -- >> we are going in alone. they issued a statement today this should be political, not military issue. >> let me hear what you have to say, stephen. >> we are not going it alone. we are going in with france and going in with -- >> that's it. >> that's not true. we are going in with spain and israel and other allies we talked about today. this reminds me
the bottom line is you have house republican leaders like john boehner and eric canter. you have chuck hagel say thg is the right thing to do. americans don't support it. they didn't support the action we took in libya. they didn't believe we would get osama bin laden before we did. until this president takes the action he needs to take to protect and defend the nation. >> let me ask you this quickly. we talked to some generals and generals who appeared here and managed and prosecuted war...
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bret, john boehner, speaker of the house, what are his options? >> well, jon, once the senate comes back as doug mentioned they will throw this back to the house and it will be in speaker boehner's lap and there are several options as you heard from the house majority whip, kevin mccarthy. there will be something that goes back to the senate and it's likely not going to be just a clean continuing resolution. in other words something with no stipulations on it. one of the possibilities is that they pull out the one-year delay of obamacare and they just send back the repeal of this medical device tax which is also in the law. that was popular on the senate side with democrats and republicans by a vote of 79 senators voting to repeal that tax early they are year. and another option is to pull out congressional exemptions and waivers and subsidies for obamacare. that would also cover the administration. that would be a little tougher foredemocrats to defend voting against. jon: because they don't want to be seen as, you know, making themselves, feedin
bret, john boehner, speaker of the house, what are his options? >> well, jon, once the senate comes back as doug mentioned they will throw this back to the house and it will be in speaker boehner's lap and there are several options as you heard from the house majority whip, kevin mccarthy. there will be something that goes back to the senate and it's likely not going to be just a clean continuing resolution. in other words something with no stipulations on it. one of the possibilities is...
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the white house got a boost when republicans figure john boehner backed mr. obama. >> i am going to support the president's call for action. i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: yet it is a politically risky move for boehner, it is unclear how many republicans will follow, especially since his spokesman quickly downplayed that endorsement, declaring now it is the president's responsibility to make his case to the american people and their elected representatives. one big bone of contention, republicans are furious the president's aides promised in june to arm the rebels, yet months later, no weapons have arrived. >> it is to some degree humiliating to be in a refugee camp when our policy has been that we are going to train, we're going to equip. yet when you sit down with the people coalescing around, very little of that has occurred. >> reporter: the president indicated he has heard the message and will not just aim to degrade the syrian military. >> we have a broader strategy that will allow us to upgrade the capabi
the white house got a boost when republicans figure john boehner backed mr. obama. >> i am going to support the president's call for action. i believe that my colleagues should support this call for action. >> reporter: yet it is a politically risky move for boehner, it is unclear how many republicans will follow, especially since his spokesman quickly downplayed that endorsement, declaring now it is the president's responsibility to make his case to the american people and their...
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house speerp john boehner will not be meeting with diplomats, not clear if the diplomats will try to meet other members of congress. army private bradley manning who now wants to bele
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. >> reporter: on saturday, the president got back on known calling house speaker john boehner and other congressional leaders. >> here's my question for every member of congress and every member of the global community. what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> reporter: just minutes later the president departed the white house with biden to play a round of golf leaving administration officials scrambling to show a united front despite that fierce discussion inside the west wing, aides say, the president's team is now fully on board. as for the defense secretary, one senior u.s. official said as a former senator whose views on war are well-known it's not hard for chuck hagel to agree with the president. another official said of kerry no concerns. he was in the senate 29 years and made consultation with congress a huge my opriority a e huge -- since he became secretary of state. >> in my view, u.s. military force is justified only to protect the vital national security interest of the united states. to date, the admi
. >> reporter: on saturday, the president got back on known calling house speaker john boehner and other congressional leaders. >> here's my question for every member of congress and every member of the global community. what message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price. >> reporter: just minutes later the president departed the white house with biden to play a round of golf leaving administration officials scrambling...
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let's hear from both nancy pelosi and john boehner just moments ago. >> clearly, diplomacy's always a better outcome than military action. i will say i'm somewhat skeptical of those that are involved in the diplomatic discussion today. >> the fact is, the russians coming to the -- bringing to the table a proposal that has been discussed by the president and others over time but now has muscle because of the prospect of a threat, is something that i think the president deserves a great deal of credit for. i hope that it works. >> let me bring back our guest from the center for american progress and robert trainham, former bush/cheney senior adviser. your reaction first, robert, to what you're hearing. >> they have every right to be skeptical. they have every right to ask the tough questions. also let's put this in could be text. just a couple weeks ago, we talked about how we don't trust or we didn't trust russia as it related to snowden, eric snowden, the former operative, obviously, that leaked all of the information. so these are really, really delicate dances here we're dealing wit
let's hear from both nancy pelosi and john boehner just moments ago. >> clearly, diplomacy's always a better outcome than military action. i will say i'm somewhat skeptical of those that are involved in the diplomatic discussion today. >> the fact is, the russians coming to the -- bringing to the table a proposal that has been discussed by the president and others over time but now has muscle because of the prospect of a threat, is something that i think the president deserves a...
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. >>> house speaker john boehner has turned down an offer from the russians for talks on syria. it's not clear how other congressional leaders will respond to the request. senator dick durbin is one of the senators who voted for an u.s. attack on syria, at the same time he criticized the united states government for misleading the americans on the war in iraq. he insisted that the situation in syria is very different. meanwhile it was another violent day in iraq. and we report on the growing numbers of attacks in that country. >> reporter: if we thought iraq had moved on from the violent days of the past, we're being proved wrong. on tuesday a number of car bombs tore through the capitol of baghdad, 11 in all. they went off in rapid succession, suggesting they were coordinated. we talked to people who were out and about in the wing. >> a powerful blast took place in the area. killing people. >> it targeted people who work to earn their living. they flew to the other side of the road. they're innocent people who work to live. >> reporter: but it wasn't just the south but the in t
. >>> house speaker john boehner has turned down an offer from the russians for talks on syria. it's not clear how other congressional leaders will respond to the request. senator dick durbin is one of the senators who voted for an u.s. attack on syria, at the same time he criticized the united states government for misleading the americans on the war in iraq. he insisted that the situation in syria is very different. meanwhile it was another violent day in iraq. and we report on the...
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house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi will join the president. the president wants to punish the president of syria for the chemical weapons attack that killed thousands of people. john kerry will testify before the senate relations committee. he is the point man in support of limited strikes. mr. obama trying to win support from senators john mccain and lindsey graham, meeting with the president on monday. mccain, who has been a long supporter of taking military action in syria says lawmakers must act. >> if the congress were to reject a resolution like this after the president of the united states has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic. >> mccain saying his meeting with the president was candid and he stressed the importance of degrading the assad regime's capabilities. >> the road ahead for the white house will not be easy. >> senators john mccain and lindsey graham at the white house monday to hear an appeal directly prom barack obama. they say his plan doesn't go far enough and they want him to topple the ass
house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi will join the president. the president wants to punish the president of syria for the chemical weapons attack that killed thousands of people. john kerry will testify before the senate relations committee. he is the point man in support of limited strikes. mr. obama trying to win support from senators john mccain and lindsey graham, meeting with the president on monday. mccain, who has been a long supporter of taking military action in...
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according to ed henry, john boehner's office is suggesting tuesday night will be too late. there might be already 300 republicans and democrats in the house are ready to vote no on this resolution. if that is the case he has a lot of mind to change. what did you just hear out of st. petersburg, chris? >> well, here's why i think it doesn't matter whether it is sunday, remember, let's be realistic here, sunday night there's a football game. monday night there are two football games. so he is probably better off waiting until tuesday. problem the house is learned they're not going to voteth week. they will vote the week after. if he is going to change minds he will have time to do it. that's the point. look you can agree or disagree with the president but i didn't hear anything in his pitch today than is any different for what he has been saying for several weeks since, what, august 20th or whatever they launched the chemical weapons strike, allegedly, the assad regime against the rebels and killed more than 1400 people. he makes the argument there's a norm. that we have thes
according to ed henry, john boehner's office is suggesting tuesday night will be too late. there might be already 300 republicans and democrats in the house are ready to vote no on this resolution. if that is the case he has a lot of mind to change. what did you just hear out of st. petersburg, chris? >> well, here's why i think it doesn't matter whether it is sunday, remember, let's be realistic here, sunday night there's a football game. monday night there are two football games. so he...
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mccain, lindsay bram graham, you saw house seeker john boehner and house minority leader nancy pelosi signing onto the president he's idea. it's a different mood here now and there's a sense preds obama needs to do something to convince the american people. it's very much up in the air whether there are going to be changes, wolf. but i suspect maybe that's something you'll get a sense of when you're here later today. >> thanks very much. >>> that interview, by the way, will air 6:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room" here on cnn. >>> let's go to capitol hill right now. a lot of action last week with hearings on syria. now all 535 members of congress, the house and senate are due back in chambers today ready it debate and eventually vote on military action in syria. we're keeping a close count which way they are leaning. here's the senate, for example, pretty evenly split, 25 yea, 23 nay. a lot of undecided. in the house 14 again8 against now. still plenty of undecided at the same time. let's bring in chief congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, what kind of push is the white h
mccain, lindsay bram graham, you saw house seeker john boehner and house minority leader nancy pelosi signing onto the president he's idea. it's a different mood here now and there's a sense preds obama needs to do something to convince the american people. it's very much up in the air whether there are going to be changes, wolf. but i suspect maybe that's something you'll get a sense of when you're here later today. >> thanks very much. >>> that interview, by the way, will air...
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also today, house speaker john boehner has invited members of the house to an in-person classified meeting with senior obama officials and it is set for 2:00 p.m. eastern. the senate is scheduled to hold hearings this week. c-span will cover those live. you can check our schedule to discover when that will happen. when congress returns we will have life coverage on the house and senate on c-span 2. >> reporters were briefed following the possible use of chemical weapons weapons in syria. he talked about the process including when the samples will be arriving. his is about half an hour. >> good morning, everyone. the secretary general held a telephone call td with the head of the united nations mission to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons in the arab republic. he has just returned from the hague with the rest of his expert team and briefed the secretary general on the next status of the investigation process. all preparations for classifying the samples are progressing well. some folks will begin to be transferred to laboratories tomorrow. dr. borstrom told the secretar
also today, house speaker john boehner has invited members of the house to an in-person classified meeting with senior obama officials and it is set for 2:00 p.m. eastern. the senate is scheduled to hold hearings this week. c-span will cover those live. you can check our schedule to discover when that will happen. when congress returns we will have life coverage on the house and senate on c-span 2. >> reporters were briefed following the possible use of chemical weapons weapons in syria....
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>> john boehner standing in the president's driveway saying something supportive of the president. hands down for me, from my perch on capitol hill. he didn't have to do that. there's no reason he had to do that. he personally believes this is the right thing to do. he is very reluctant to say what he wants to do personally because his caucus is so fractured. >> generally speakers of the house don't take a position or even vote. >> a position is one thing, voting is something they generally don't do. but on this position, it's not going to change all those republicans who are in the, what you call the hell, no caucus. but it might persuade some people on the fence and it does signal that what the president tried to do was get congress on board, clearly the republicans and the democrats didn't necessarily think this was the greatest idea. but once he did it, even the house speaker -- >> do you think a yes vote can change domestic politics with him for congress? >> no, no. >> why not ask? >> more miserable as a leader. >> oh, boehner. >> when i say this is a vote of conscience, membe
>> john boehner standing in the president's driveway saying something supportive of the president. hands down for me, from my perch on capitol hill. he didn't have to do that. there's no reason he had to do that. he personally believes this is the right thing to do. he is very reluctant to say what he wants to do personally because his caucus is so fractured. >> generally speakers of the house don't take a position or even vote. >> a position is one thing, voting is something...
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this is a case where he's on defense, so he needs congress and he started making that case john boehner was talking about today. take a listen. >> the military plan that has been developed by the joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq and this is not afghanistan. >> now, the president went on to say he's confident that in the end he'll have the votes to get it through the house and senate. see robert gibbs. fox learned there was a big strategy session here at the white house after the congressional meeting. the president was not there but some top white house aides were there. robert gibbs, david plouffe meeting some of the former campaign managers trying to plot strategy and sharpen the message from the white house, how the president will communicate directly to the american people, does he give some formal address to the nation in the next few days? they're mulling all of this, shep, because as one aide told me tonight they do not believe they have the vote s yet to get it passed and have
this is a case where he's on defense, so he needs congress and he started making that case john boehner was talking about today. take a listen. >> the military plan that has been developed by the joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq and this is not afghanistan. >> now, the president went on to say he's confident that in the end he'll have the votes to get it through the house and...
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boehner and say, hey, i just need 50 or 60 house republicans to get those 218 votes you need to pass in the house of representatives. he has to work on his base right now. it's not surprising bill clinton had to pass stuff when it came to bosnia with his own base. >> right. >> so president obama works on his base first, then tries to peel off republicans later. >> let me play a little bit of what democratic congresswoman carol shay porter from new hampshire said on msnbc today. let's play it. >> we're not sure exactly what would happen if we intervene. if our strike is too light, we could embolden assad and he could claim that he was able to still stand and resist the united states. if we strike too heavily, we could accidentally upset the balance of power there. and we know there's an alphabet soup of extremists who are waiting to step in. >> so you've had a series of hearings this week. we know there have been other private calls and conferences leading up to today, but, you know, when you listen to that, mark, you wonder how, for example, could congresswoman porter be convinced af
boehner and say, hey, i just need 50 or 60 house republicans to get those 218 votes you need to pass in the house of representatives. he has to work on his base right now. it's not surprising bill clinton had to pass stuff when it came to bosnia with his own base. >> right. >> so president obama works on his base first, then tries to peel off republicans later. >> let me play a little bit of what democratic congresswoman carol shay porter from new hampshire said on msnbc...
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john boehner is the reason we have delay to begin with. i think you will see bipartisan solution to this issue in the united states senate. and there will be odd bed fellows when it comes to how the war resolution happens. i think beyond that, hopefully, working across isles on syria, brings hope that government won't shut down and we get solution on our debt ceiling crisis we are getting ready to get into. and what i would argue is made up sort of problem or crisis by republicans. >> no way. sorry, not buying it. >> dee dee, what do you say about that? what richard justthere. is it based on that? look, bottom line is this con grs is divided for a number of years and has not acted as responsibly as many people in the american public would have liked them to have done. >> that's true. there are problems in washington. we have dysfunction and trouble coming together. sorry, this syrian situation, all this is doing is moving the ball down and letting the clock run out where president obama doesn't have to deal with problems he is having now.
john boehner is the reason we have delay to begin with. i think you will see bipartisan solution to this issue in the united states senate. and there will be odd bed fellows when it comes to how the war resolution happens. i think beyond that, hopefully, working across isles on syria, brings hope that government won't shut down and we get solution on our debt ceiling crisis we are getting ready to get into. and what i would argue is made up sort of problem or crisis by republicans. >> no...
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this is why republicans, such as john boehner, eric cantor and john mccain, and democrats such as nancy pelosi all find themselves battling to give obama the authority to act. the inconsistency of republicans shouldn't blind us to the fact that others in the gop are taking courageous risks to avoid paralyzing the president. david, will he get the votes? >> he might in the end. i think the house is going to be a really tough sell. i think the president needs to broaden what he's saying there and give a credible strategy in the region. the strikes aren't going to aufl it. americans are smart, they know that. arm the rebels and talk to iran. i know the president can't say that publicly. iran is the key backer of assad. the president wants a diplomatic solution, he doesn't want a collapsing syria. make a deal with the russians and iranians and try to ease out assad, but just lay out a broader strategy about why this matters and what are we doing in the middle east? what is the future american role? he has to talk about these bigger issues. if not, people won't buy it. >> and anecdotally peo
this is why republicans, such as john boehner, eric cantor and john mccain, and democrats such as nancy pelosi all find themselves battling to give obama the authority to act. the inconsistency of republicans shouldn't blind us to the fact that others in the gop are taking courageous risks to avoid paralyzing the president. david, will he get the votes? >> he might in the end. i think the house is going to be a really tough sell. i think the president needs to broaden what he's saying...
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earlier in the week, we got the impression with john boehner and eric cantor, two important republican officials, coming out in favor of the strikes. there was an idea that maybe momentum was shifting for the president. but i feel like we're ending the week on a different note. >> stalled, very different note. i will just answer that question by telling you what one senior congressional source who has access to their internal whip count, if you will, the count of where the heads are right now. the answer was, it's up in the air, it could go either way. that's not where the president wants this to be right now, a week after they flooded the zone, in the words of the white house. unbelievable amount of people here coming and briefing in a classified way, in a public way. phone calls being made. it has been unbelievable. even after that, and especially members of the president's own party, there are still so many undecided members. because for lots of reasons, not the least of which what they're hearing from people back home, which is do not do this, even people elected in districts where
earlier in the week, we got the impression with john boehner and eric cantor, two important republican officials, coming out in favor of the strikes. there was an idea that maybe momentum was shifting for the president. but i feel like we're ending the week on a different note. >> stalled, very different note. i will just answer that question by telling you what one senior congressional source who has access to their internal whip count, if you will, the count of where the heads are right...
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house speak john boehner released this statement, saying, quote, we are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in syria in response to serious questions being raised. tough words from republican congressman peter king. the new york representative president obama abdicating his responsibility as commander-in-chief and undermining the authority of future presidents. the president doesn't need 535 members of congress to enforce his own red line. i want to bring in robert, a professor of political signs at the university of chicago. good to to see you, thank for joining us. glad to be here. >> that is a good point by representatively king, the president doesn't need such approval, why such a move? >> the president is increasing facing a policy that he's alone in. internationally, he's lost tremendous amount of international support he was counts on the ground. he lost britain, he lost germiny and domestically, there hasn't been a lot of support at all. the most recent polls show only 9% of the american people think a strike in syria is a good idea. going forwa
house speak john boehner released this statement, saying, quote, we are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in syria in response to serious questions being raised. tough words from republican congressman peter king. the new york representative president obama abdicating his responsibility as commander-in-chief and undermining the authority of future presidents. the president doesn't need 535 members of congress to enforce his own red line. i want to bring in...
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. >> in fairness, john boehner, i'm sure, was not looking forward to having to stave off the idea of impeaching the president and dealing with the defunding of obama care and certainly the suggestion that dealing with sir why ayria and that to the side. >> and in addition to that, karen, i wouldn't be surprise fed the vote counts continue to be overwhelmingly negative from the president's perspective. if they just decide, we're not going to have a vote in the house. >> you never know. might not be the easiest thing to do. perry, talking about the looming budget battles, one of the things we know we are looking at is continuing resolution and questions about whether or not republicans will try to use the continuing resolution as a way to delay obama care because they see that in october 1, deadline, you know, coming on strong. and you know, you even heard ted cruz say this is the last chance we've got. you were out talking and licening to people trying to sell the president's plan just this weekend. >> yeah. i was in georgia with following around people involved in roll america. roll
. >> in fairness, john boehner, i'm sure, was not looking forward to having to stave off the idea of impeaching the president and dealing with the defunding of obama care and certainly the suggestion that dealing with sir why ayria and that to the side. >> and in addition to that, karen, i wouldn't be surprise fed the vote counts continue to be overwhelmingly negative from the president's perspective. if they just decide, we're not going to have a vote in the house. >> you...
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getting john boehner and to have theis good top republicans in the house backing this proposal is never a bad thing. almost immediately after speaker boehner came out yesterday and voiced his support, and aid for bader says it is still the president's job. it is still the president's job to sell the american people on this. while it is undoubtedly a good sign speaker boehner is coming behind it, it is still a big challenge for the president. we've seen on a couple of different occasions recently that speaker boehner doesn't have a huge amount of control over his caucus, especially the sort of tea party element that will be particularly hard to win over. what does it mean for nancy pelosi in the days going forward? guest: she also voiced her support. expressed reticence that many local democrats have voiced on going back to war but nevertheless it has started to work hard on the votes she needs in the president needs to pass. as far as the president going to the g 20, who does that? administration officials are fanning out across the capital today. john kerry will be back on capitol hill
getting john boehner and to have theis good top republicans in the house backing this proposal is never a bad thing. almost immediately after speaker boehner came out yesterday and voiced his support, and aid for bader says it is still the president's job. it is still the president's job to sell the american people on this. while it is undoubtedly a good sign speaker boehner is coming behind it, it is still a big challenge for the president. we've seen on a couple of different occasions...